Opinion columnists outline the issues incoming students need to know, but aren’t always told. Here are the things your new student advisor doesn’t tell you at orientation. The UCLA viewbook’s claim that the campus sees 329 days of sunshine a year has long amused me. Not that it isn’t true, but it betrays darker realities […]
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Know your issues: Divisiveness prevents progress between communities
Opinion columnists outline the issues incoming students need to know, but aren’t always told. Here are the things your new student advisor doesn’t tell you at orientation. Coming to this university at the peak of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement, as well as during the rise of both anti-Semitism and Islamophobia on campus, I […]
Know your issues: Students have right to access mental health services on campus
Opinion columnists outline the issues incoming students need to know, but aren’t always told. Here are the things your new student advisor doesn’t tell you at orientation. I, like many UCLA students, waived my University of California Student Health Insurance Plan in favor of keeping my private plan. I initially found it difficult to get […]
Aram Ghoogasian: UC cannot continue to prioritize revenue over residents
The “California” in “University of California” is seemingly becoming less of a priority for university administrators. After the recent hike in nonresident tuition, the University saw a hike in nonresident admissions by nearly 3,500 for the 2015-2016 academic year. The UC has set an unsettling precedent. When it raised nonresident tuition and subsequently favored out-of-state […]